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. 1997 Jun 1;38(2):201–205. doi: 10.1186/BF03548501

Occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii in Canine Distemper

A Sukura 19, J Laakkonen 19,✉, E Rudback 29
PMCID: PMC8057033  PMID: 9257457

Abstract

Pneumocystis carinii is a eukaryotic opportunistic pathogen causing pneumonia (PCP) in immunosuppressed patients. It is best known in human medicine as a pathogen of AIDS pa-tients and in immunosuppressed transplant and cancer patients (Waltzer 1993).

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